Crossrail 2 Route Map: Surrey, Hertfordshire And London Stations That Could Be Served By Planned New Railway

Project to connect Surrey and Hertfordshire through new tunnels.

Crossrail 2 will be among major rail developments in the south east and north of England to get the green light in George Osborne's Wednesday Budget.

The Chancellor will confirm Government backing for the HS3 high-speed rail link between Manchester and Leeds, and the Crossrail 2 project to connect Surrey and Hertfordshire through new tunnels and existing lines, via stations in central London like King's Cross, Victoria, Chelsea and Clapham Junction.

The Chancellor will announce £80 million for Crossrail 2 to proceed to the next stage of planning and will ask Transport for London (TfL) to match that contribution with the aim of introducing legislation to Parliament before the 2020 election.

His announcement marks the first time that the Government has identified the project as its priority scheme for London. Mr Osborne said his decisions would drive forward the UK's largest investment in rail infrastructure since the Victorian era.

Proponents say the benefits of Crossrail 2 would be felt far beyond stations on the route between Wimbledon, Tottenham Hale and New Southgate, with towns and cities across the south east such as Cambridge, Portsmouth, Woking and Southampton getting faster or more frequent journeys into London.

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